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Week in Review: Courthouse Coverage, BBQ Smoker and More

Each Saturday Kent Patch reviews the big headlines from the week

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This week, Kent Patch featured seven stories on varying issues regarding plans for a new courthouse, and we ran four pieces (including video) about concerns over a barbecue smoker used downtown.

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Here are some of the stories you may (or may not) have missed in Kent this week.

  • Downtown business owners voiced their in a story Sunday.
  • Sound Check columnist Bob Burford took a look at Kent's re-emerging music scene in his piece,
  • Our coverage of the cleanup at the former RB&W site on Mogadore Road continued with a retrospective at how
  • Don't know Guenveur Burnell? Then you don't know Kent. .
  • Members of CLUCKent held before their return to council Wednesday, when they will ask for freedom to raise hens in the city.
  • Like all libraries, .
  • Our coverage of the courthouse issue continued this week with interviews with , , , and coverage of a .
  • How do you with your teens? Our Moms Council members shared their thoughts on the topic this week, with some relevant information about Ohio laws and one riveting story out of Washington.
  • Kent's water continued its .
  • And we talked with about one of his trains that derailed in Kent Thursday morning.

Whew! That's a lot of news. Be sure to check Kent Patch every day, and subscribe to our daily newsletter, for stories like these and more from Kent Patch.

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